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mycophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
my-co-pho-bia
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of mushrooms or fungi.

Uncountable

Etymology

From myco- (“fungus, mushroom”) + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

mycophobe mycophobic

Questions

What does mycophobia mean?
The fear of mushrooms or fungi.
Where does mycophobia come from?
From myco- (“fungus, mushroom”) + -phobia.

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